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Originally Posted by crmalcolm

Thanks -

It appears my source might have been incomplete. Checking back, they seem to have considered 'Withdrawn' as not meeting the criteria of 'entered a Formula One Championship race'.

Depending on interpretation, some sources for the 1962 US GP report that 'Scuderia Ferrari were entered for the race as #1, 2 and 3, but nominated neither cars nor drivers.' which I think is why Mairesse is also not on their list.


But - with all that, there is still one more driver that entered a championship race with number one on their car, that has not been mentioned yet.

To summarise where we are:
Which Formula One Champions never raced with a number one on their car?

Mike Hawthorn,
Jochen Rindt,
Nigel Mansell,
Nico Rosberg.

And which drivers entered a Formula One Championship race with number one on their car, despite never being a champion?

Graham Whitehead – 1952 British Grand Prix
Lance Macklin ran - 1953 British Grand Prix
José Froilán González - 1954 German Grand Prix
Stirling Moss - 1958 Dutch Grand Prix
Peter Collins – 1958 British Grand Prix
Jean Behra - 1959 Dutch Grand Prix
Willy Mairesse - 1962 US Grand Prix (did not attend)
Andre Pilette - 1964 Monaco Grand Prix (withdrawn)
Chris Amon - 1967 Belgian Grand Prix
Jean-Pierre Beltoise - 1967 Monaco Grand Prix (DNQ) and 1968 Monaco Grand Prix
Ludovico Scarfiotti - 1967 French Grand Prix (withdrawn)
Pedro Rodr?*guez - 1970 Belgian Grand Prix and 1970 Dutch Grand Pri
Ronnie Peterson - 1974 Season Long
John Watson – 1985 European Grand Prix




Plus - one more driver who has not been mentioned......

Im not sure if this meets the criteria of the question, but at the 1964 USGP Jim Clark started the race in Lotus #1. Mike Spence in Lotus #2. Clark suffered a problem during the race. Chapman pitted Clark and Spence with Clark taking over Spence's #2 and rejoining.

After repairs Spence rejoined the race running Clark's #1 car. Clark finished the race 7th in the #2. (Actually he didn't quite get to the end but was classified 7th.)

Spence as mentioned drove the #1 car but it only lasted for another few laps before retiring.

None the less Mike Spence did drive the #1 at the USGP in the race and was not a WDC. Does that count?

Mike is shown in the results as driving the #1

**Clutches straws!

Likewise at the 1953 German GP Ascari started in the #1 Ferrari. After losing a wheel and subsequently suffering handling problems Ferrari swapped cars with Ascari taking over the #4 of Villoresi. Villoresi took over the #1 and finished the race in the #1 car